Marilyn Peck, a social worker at Gulfside Regional Hospice, was recently recognized in a national photography and writing contest sponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Peck's photo "Reflections" and an essay accompanying it took second place in the nature and abstract category. ...more

December 20, 2009

Because of a production error in our Dec. 5 "I Lost It," we provided the incorrect height and weight for Chris Williams of Tampa. She's actually 5-foot-5 and weighs 122 pounds. We're running her photo again today to remind you of how fabulous she looks. ...more

December 12, 2009

In a case being called Twittergate, a Republican Party county chairman wants to know whether state party leaders knew about a fake Twitter account set up to defame him. ...more

November 4, 2009

For the next three weeks, Avon representative Florence Richmond of Sebring will be donating 50 percent of her retail sales to abused children in Highlands County. ...more

October 30, 2009

•In some Sept. 2 editions, a front-page news story, "Mush! Shopping Cart Racers Go All Out in Inaugural 'Iditacart,'" included a photo with a caption identifying James Ackerson as one of the people in the photo. Ackerson is not in the photo as it appears on the page. ...more

September 12, 2009

Because of a photographer's error, a photo on page A12 of Wednesday's edition misidentified Springstead pitcher Bobby Pasarela. ...more

August 13, 2009

Maybe you won the lottery in New York; happened on a town's tricentennial celebration; spotted a celebrity at the Quality Inn. ...more

August 2, 2009

Time is running out for women interested in appearing in the Dallas Bull's annual calendar. The deadline for the nightclub's 2010 Calendar Girls is Friday. Applicants must be at least 18, have an outgoing personality, and be willing to attend promotional events during the year. ...more

July 25, 2009

Clearwater Police are searching for a missing woman with Alzheimer's who was reported missing from her home at 1525 Carroll Street at 12:43 p.m. today. ...more

June 20, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Rays player Elijah Dukes could face 90 days in jail if he fails to pay $39,767 in legal fees for his estranged wife, her attorney said today. ...more

May 29, 2009